[Merged] VOD Pick of Week - Missing Bits

[popper]

Originally Posted by Rob C

But if you can't rely on these programs being on there it makes it a useless freebie. Need to get the mothballs off th VCR

What really annoys me is I saw part one was on pick of week so was watching that while Part two was in transmission, expecting that to appear later. They got the part one and two of the first spooks episodes, this weeks hasn't shown up yet.

VOD when launched was supoposed to be brilliant, and ntl's answer to SKY+, at the moment, it isn't showing it's potential for me.

and thats the problem, we all know its got potential but some Exec in NTL:tw is treating it as a cash cow before its even become well used and bug free, its not rocket science, put someone on duty to check the stored programs to find and report missing program content before it goes to the live server.

if NTL:tw were to include a way for us to pick our prefered
content for pick of the week etc it might get used more, weres the channel 4 programs 'that labour loans investigation' on POTW for instance.

if we dont see any free cost content you cant also see on DVB freeview then whats the point of it, we might just as well go out and buy a DVB-T USB card for our computer and use that as our free digital VOD.

and VOD is not free, for instance, remember how we broadband users can see 'LOST' part one and part two for free BUT on the VOD NTL:tw make a charge for these , like i said, cash cow.

part two of the free cost 'red dwarf' is also missing.

[clayts]

I suppose in NTL's defence they have always been upfront that the VOD trial for BBC Pick of the Week was free as it is supposedly a trial (I'm sure I read that in some gumph or other).

The irritating factor is the very recent inconsistency as to what gets selected. Eg Rogue Traders was picked for the last series, but not the current series...why ? Who actually determines what gets selected - maybe it is out of NTL's control ?

Anyway, these recent events have meant I can no longer rely upon it, and have taken to recording off Freeview - VOD would only ever get used by me when there was an NTL clash, and this should all be academic soon, once the PVR is up and running

[Pieman]

Have put some feedback into the NTL site - will see what we get back (if anything!)

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by popper

, weres the channel 4 programs 'that labour loans investigation' on POTW for instance.

and VOD is not free, for instance, remember how we broadband users can see 'LOST' part one and part two for free BUT on the VOD NTL:tw make a charge for these , like i said, cash cow.

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BBC provides the pick of the week so C4 shows aren't included!

Lost Pts 1 & 2 were free on VOD for a period of time at the start and also during part of September.

I do agree though about the lack of updating this week